Dumping-wagon.



No. 823,606. PATBNTBD JUNE 19, 1906.

W. o. LONG.

NUMPINGV WAGON.

K PPLIUTION FILED SEPT. 8, 1905. K n

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Attorneys N.a2s,6o6. PATLNTLD IUNE19,190.6. w. o. LONG.

l DUMPING WAGON;v

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. a. 1905.

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Witnesses i l .byu l r -r M Attorneys NnlIw. l. mmm oo,. ruowumoommzll. wmdnajon. n cy 'y TrovaZZ whom/twenty ccnocrnf y' j. j l .l Be it known that I, WILLIARD O LoNG, a y citizen ofthe United States,resi ding,at Mans- KQSJ which is made of steel. or boiler-plate and which is provided with swinging bottom .sec-

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vriield, in the county of Richland and State of A 5 Ohio, haveinvented a newand useful DumpingfWagon,

Of which the yfollowing a' speci; ication.. 1f v for the transportation of various vmaterial's suchgas sand, gravel,mud, stones, or',infact, any material that lis to lbe transported and operation of wagons of thisfclassg- VVdumped simultaneously and while the wagonv is moving, this being aconjsiderationv ofy essen-,v 'zo ,tial importancel wherel thev dumping4wagons are following. each other in rapidy succession,

' as where construction-.work is Qarriedon on al lar e scale.I

prove the construction of ,thewagon-body,

ltions of improved construction.

will readily appear asthe nature of the invention is lbetter understood, ythe same consists inthe improved construction andvnovel are rangement and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims." In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being-however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations7 and lmodiiications within the scope of the invention 4 mayk be made when desired. j

f In the drawings, Figure lisa side elevation of a dumping-wagon constructed in accordance with the principles ofthe invention. Fig. 2 is a front end view of the same. Fig. 3

' isa bottomplan view ofjone ofthe bottom sections; Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view of thel ball portion of the Vjoint whereby the fore part of the wagon-body is connected with the frontV axle.` f Fig. 5 is a perspective detail view ofthe socket/portion of said joint. Fig. 6 isa longitudinalvertical sectional view of a `:555l j ball7and-socketjoint. Fig; 7 is a detail view "Specification of Letters raient'. Applicants@ september ,19`o5. sen No. y277.60'1.

, yThis invention relates tojdumPing-wagons f VAnotherobject is toimprove thevk dumpingy l lfurtherobject of the-inventioniisto im-r With` these and-,other ends :in j

.tion of a I'atentea 'June 1,9, 1906.

supporting pulleys and the brackets for the same. Fig. 8 is a detail top plan view of one. side ofthe wagon-box and related parts. y Y

Corresponding parts in the several iigures are indicated throughout by similarcharacters of reference. f. l

The front. gear 2 ,which, as will be hereinafter seen,'are capa# ble. of'turningfunder the wagon-'bodygv The axlesupports the sand-board 3, which, is se-` y{showing detached one of 'thedouble chain- 5 ofthe wagon includes an 'axle`.1, equipped with low carrying-wheels V2- Y cured thereonby means `ofclips 4, and addie.l .i

tional clipsor. clamps 5 5 serve to secureupon l 1 the upper fsidej of. the sand-boardA and upon the. under side `of, the vaxle a pair of brackets or castings 6 and 7, the former of which rests lontop `of the sandfboard' and constitutes the socket member of a ball-and-socket Ajoint t'o i be presently described, While the member 7 is- `provided on its underside withlongitudinal parallel flanges '8 8, between which the tongue f Qissecured, asy by `,means of bolts 10, .passing through fthe forwardly extending flanged portionof-thebracket member 7 a v The member, as above 'setvforth,=cor1stiv tutes'` the socket member of a ball-.and-Socket joint, and it is provided with an approxi," mately s herical channel 11 forrthe` recep:`r

1ball 12, which latter: has a neckpor'V tion 13 'whereby it is connected with a platev l 14, y.provided at its frontand rear edges with flan es 15, engaging the vfront'and rearsides of t ebolster 16,with which theplate `14 is' connected, asv by means of bolts 17 ,TheV

socket'member 6 is'p'rovided nearthe frontv end of the channel 11 with vertical grooves 18 for the reception of ka plate'19 'of heavy boiler iron or steel, whichV- when inserted forms a'bearingfor the front side of the ball -95 and serves to retain vthe latter in position. The plate 19is provided at its lower edge. with a lug 20, adapted to extend through the slot in the bottom of the socket member and" having a perforation for the reception of aI IOO cotter-pin 21, whereby it may be retained in position detachably.

In the,` bottom` of the socket is formed' an' i aperture 22 for the escape of foul oil and the: like, said aperture communicating with a'v channel 22a, through which the foul oil', wear-Vv ings, and the like may escape over the rear edge of vthe axle. By this ball-and-socketi joint it will be seen that'the axle 'is connect-ed with the bolster in such a manner'as to be. ca-4 pable of turning freely in relation thereto in either a horizontal or a vertical plane, so that rough places may be traversed without materially disturbing the horizontal position of the wagon-body. It will also be seen that the tongue is set low, thereby facilitating the draft, and that hounds and other incumbrances are entirely dispensed with. The rear gear of the wagon includes the rear axle 23, having carrying-wheels 24.

The wagon bed or body is constructed of steel plate or other suitable material or combination of materials to insure both lightness and durability. Exteriorly upon the side members 26 of said wagonbody are bolted brackets 27, consisting of castings that are strongly and durably made for the purpose of supporting the wagon-body upon the front and rear axles. The brackets 27 are provided at their lower ends with flanged supporting-plates 28, adapted to rest, respectively, upon the bolster 16 and upon the rear axle 23. Said brackets are also provided u on their inner sides with ribs 29, whereby t e under edges of the sides of the wagonbody are firmly supported. The sides of the Wagon-body are connected with the front bolster by means of braces 30, and each side of the wagon-body is connected securely with the rear axle by means of a yoke or brace 31, extending under the axle and the extremities of which are securely bolted to the -sides of the wagon-body, said yoke being additionally connected with the flanged bottom plates 28 of the rear braces 27 by means of bolts 32. It will be seen that the foregoing construction is one of great simplicity and at the same time of great strength and durability and that by said construction the wagonbody is rigidly connected with the front and rear members of the runningegear. It will be furthermore observed by reference to Fig. 1 of the drawin s that the front gear is set well back and t e rear gear is set well forward under the Wagon-body, thus assisting in balancing the load in a manner which is well known to contribute greatly toward lightness of draft. The wagon-bed has been shown as inclining in a downward and rearward direction, but this is non-essential, except in so far as it contributes toward the convenient loading of the wagon. The wagon bed or body is provided with bearings for a plurality of transverse shafts, referably three in number, as best seen in Fig. 1. Two of these shafts-namely, the front shaft 33 and the rear shaft {S4-have their bearings in the brackets 27 which, as stated, are massive castings of iron. It will here be particularly noted that the brackets 27, constructed and arranged as herein described, are a very important and essential feature of the improved dumping-wagon structure, said brackets affording supporting means for the side members of the wagonbox, which are usually constructed of sheet metal, and said brackets also forming bearings for the ends of the shafts upon which, as will be presently described, the trap-doors which constitute the bottom of the wagonbox are hingedly supported. The intermediate shaft is mainly supported in a pair of bracket-straps 35, the upper extremities of which are hooked over the upper edges of the side members of the body, while the lower ends of said straps are provided with a )ertures forming bearings for the intermediate shaft 38. The several shafts are secured in theirfbearings by means of steel-spring cotter-pins 39 of suitable size and strength to not merely assist in retaining the shafts in their bearings, but also to prevent the side members of the wagon-body from expanding outwardly under the weight of the load placed therein.

The bottom yof the wagon bed or body is composed of a plurality of trap-doors of the preferred construction illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, by reference to which it will be seen that each of said tra J-doors is composed of a sheet of steel or boi er plate, as 40, of suitable dimensions, the same being provided with a lurality of angle-irons, as 41, disposed longltudinally upon its under side and riveted or otherwise suitably secured thereto. Near one end the door-plate is provided with a plurality of boxes 42, engaging the supporting-shaft, which in Fig. 3 is designated 38. door-plate has a transverse channel-bar 43, the ends of which project beyond the side edges of the door-plate and are provid ed with apertures 44 for convenient connection with the links of the lifting-chains, whereby the several doors are manipulated.

The several trap-doors, which in Fig. 1 of the drawings have been specially designated 40a, 40h, 40", and 40d, running from the front to the rear end, are supported hingedly upon the several shafts 33, 38, and 34 in the manner indicated, by reference to which it will be seen that the two front doors are supported upon the front shaft 33, while the two rear doors are supported upon shafts 38 and 34, respectively, all of said doors, except the front one, having their free ends extended rearwardly so as to swing in a forward and downward direction. The front door` 4()u differs from the remainder of the doors in that it is much shorter and that the hinges are set at the extreme rear end of the door, which when folded will be overlapped by the portion of the door 4Gb which extends above or in front of the hinges. The free edges of each of the doors 40b and 40c when closed are overlapped by the hingedly-sup orted ends of the doors in rear thereof, and t ie free ends of the doors 40a and 40d when closed may fold against or abut upon transverse connecting members, as 45, at the ends of the wagon- Near its opposite end the IOO in Fig. 7 of the as double pulleysthat iste say, that eachbody, which latter is also provided with endgates, the front one of which appearsin Fig.` 2, where it is designated 46.

Upon the front end of the wagon-body is j-ournaled a transverse shaft 47, provided aty the ends thereof with sp-irally-grooved winding-drums 48. Said shaft also carries a ratchet-wheel 49, which is fixed upon the shaft, and adjacent to one side of said ratchetwheel is fulcrumed a hand-lever 50, carrying a pivoted pawl 51, which is normally held out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel by the action of the spring 52, coiled upon a rod 53, which is slidably connected with the hand-lever, said rod being operable by a handpiece 54, whereby it may be manipulated to force the `-awl 51 into engagement with the ratchet-w veel against the tension of the spring. A hand-lever 55, which is fulcrumed upon a bracket 56, has a dog 57 normally engaging Ithe teeth of the ratchetwheel 49 to prevent the latter and the shaft upon which 1t is mounted from rotating.

Connected with each of the winding-drums isa chain 58, which is guided in a rearward direction over pulleys 59,160, and 61 ,i which are supported adjacent to the sides of the wagon-body by means of bracket members 62 and washer-platesy 63. The pulleys 59 and 60, the latter of which is shown in detaily drawings, may be described of said pulleys is provided with an auxiliary guide-groove 64. The pulley 61 is an ordinary srngle guide-pulley. The rear ends of the chains 58 are connected with the roje'cting ends of the channel-bar 43 of t e rear tra -door 40d. Suitably connected with eac of the main chains 58 are a pair of auxiliary .chains '65 and 66, which are guided over the auxiliary grooves of the pulleys 59 and 60 and connected with the ends of the channel-bars at the free ends of the doors 40b and 40G. Additional auxiliary chains, as 67, which are connected with the channel-bar 43 at the free end of the front trap-door 40a, are adapted to wind, together with the main chains 58, upon the winding-drums 48. Said chains 67 are obviously to be of approximately the same length as the 66in order that the several trap-doors may be operated simultaneously. Hence when the trap-doors are open the chains67 will show some slack, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

A seat 68 and a foot-rest 69 for the driver lor operator are suitably supported upon the front end of the Wagon-body. Extensiontops may be provided, when desired, for the purpose of increasing the holding capacity of the wagon-box.

Y From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will be readily understood by vstrength and chains and those skilled in the art to whichit appertains. The wagon-box and all its related parts are made y'of metal, preferably steel and cast-iron, in such 'a manner that great durability, as well as lightness, will be insured. The wheels may be made entirely'of metal, if desired. It will be seen that the wagon-bed sets low upon the runninggear and that the latter is connected directly with and by the wagon-box, so that the draft will be entirely lexercised upon the knucklejoint which connects the front axle with the I bolster. The front wheels will turn under the wagon-bed, thus greatly facilitating turning. When the trap-doors, which constitute the bottom of the -wagon-box, fareclosed or folded together, they are overlapped at vthe meeting ends, thus forming close joints, enabling material such as fine dry sand or liquid mud to be transported with little or no danger of leakage. In order to dump the contents of the wagon-box, the hand-lever 55 lis manipulated to throw the dog 57 out of engagement with the ratchetwheel 49. The several bottom sections are thus simultaneously released, permitting the entire contents of thev wagon-box to be l dumped simultaneously and while the vehicle is in motion. Being thus dump-ed, the material will be instantly and automatically s read or leveled out instead of being umped in a ridge, as is always the case where the trap-doors are longitudinally disrposed, and thus dispensing with the services Aof at least one man for the (purpose of scattering or leveling the dumpe 1 material. Another advantage is'that no vmatter how f rapidly the train or' dumping-wagons usually employed may follow one another, there need be no delay whateverv on account of dumping, but the wagons may follow each other in the most rapid succession and each load may be deposited precisely 'in the desired place.A Only one of the trap-doorsnamely, the front one-swings in a downward and rearward direction, and guides the material sup orted thereby in front of the front axle; lliut said door being comparatively very short will under no circumstances interfere with the progress of the vehicle. Said front door andthe one adjacent thereto are hingedly supported upon the same shaft, and thematerial supported by said front doors will thus be shed in front and in rear of the front axle, which latter, together with the ball-and-so cket joint supp orted therein, will thus be fully protected from the dumped material. Attention is directed to the fact that the shaft 34, supported in the rear brackets 27, is set tothe rear of the center of said brackets, thus enabling the rear trap-door to be dumped without interfering with the rear axle.

All of the trap-doors, except the front one, will slide freely over the dumped material i do ISO

until they are restored to their normal closed osition, Which is done by manipulating the ever and the handle the spring-actuated paWl 51 in engagement With the ratchet-Wheel 49 and then rotating the shaft 47 in the proper direction to Wind the chains upon the drums 48, the shaft being secured against reverse motion by placing the dog 57 of the hand-lever 55 in engagement With the said ratchet-Wheel.

The improved dumping-Wagon of this invention Will thus be found decidedly useful and serviceable for the transportation and dumping of excavated material, building materials, or, in fact, any material or product that may be dumped. The construction is simple and comparatively inexpensive, and the operation is so easy and simple that it may Well be performed by a boy.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed isl. In a dumping-Wagon, a Wagon-body having a bottom composed of a plurality of trap-doors, and brackets secured u on the side members of said body and providjed With body-supporting cleats.

2 n a dumping-Wagon, a Wagon-body having a bottom composed of a plurality of trap-doors, brackets secured upon the side members of said body and having body-engaging cleats, and runninggear including supporting means for said brackets.

3. In a dumping-Wagon, a Wagon-body having a bottom composed of a plurality of trap-doors, brackets secured upon the side members of the body and provided With body-engaging cleats, runningegear including supporting means for the brackets, and means rigidly connecting the body With the bracketsupporting means.

4. Front and rear running-gear including a front bolster and a rear axle, a Wagon-body,

'brackets connected With member 54 to throwthe body and haw ing bodyeengaging cleats, means for rigidly connecting said brackets with the front bolster and the rear axle, and trap-door-carrying shafts having bearings in said brackets. 5. In a dumping-Wagon, a Wagon-body having supporting-brackets, and tra -doorcarrying shafts j ournaled in said brac iets.

In a dumping-Wagon, a Wagon-body, supporting-brackets connected With the side members of said body, and shafts journaled in said brackets and having keys to prevent he spreading of the brackets and side memers.

7. In a dumping-Wagon, a Wagon-body, supporting-brackets connected with the side members of said body and having body-engaging cleats, and shafts journaled in said brackets and having keys to prevent the spreading of the brackets and side members.

8. In a dumping-wagon, a Wagon-body, supporting-brackets secured to the side members of the body and having body-engaging cleats, shafts journaled in said brackets, keys extendingthrough the projecting ends of the shafts, and trap-doors hingedly supported upon the latter.

9. A Wagon-body having a transverse shaft and a trap-door having hinge members engaging said shaft and provided near its free end With a channel-bar having projecting ends, in combination with hoistingchains connected With the projecting ends of the channel-bars.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIARD O. LONG. 

